Dunlop Galactica Lite Padel Racket

Play with precision and ruthlessness with the Dunlop Galactica Lite Padel Racket in Light Blue/Silver Foil, featuring a 16K Carbon surface, soft EVA core, and a medium balance that provides intermediate players with a consistent and comfortable hitting experience.

Keeping you in control of every rally right through to match point, the Dunlop Galactica Lite Padel Racket gives skilled and regular players a highly playable frame that’s comfortable to use. Displaying higher rebound properties than other commonly used foams, the world’s first E-TPU – Infinergy by BASF – is added to the 3 and 9 o’clock positions within the frame, improving ball exit speed while attenuating harmful vibrations upon impact for better feel and comfort.

The rest of the core is made from soft EVA which similarly aids impact absorption, while the whole racket weighs just 355 grams, minimising the risk of strain in your arms as you get deeper into your match. The rigid 16K carbon surface and Control Holes drilled hole pattern produces consistent ball-striking, while the Tri Max shaft design keeps the frame stable as you swing through the ball, allowing you to hit with both confidence and accuracy. The rough Extra Grip finish on the racket’s surface provides exceptional access to spin by biting onto the ball upon impact, causing it to revolve as it exits the frame and giving your opponent an extra challenge to face.

DUNLOP

British stalwarts Dunlop possess one of the most recognisable logos in the game: the energetic “Flying D” has flashed through the air at tennis courts around the world since the 1960s. But their history goes back much further. All the way to 1888 and founder John Boyd Dunlop’s invention of the rubber pneumatic tyre for bicycles, a revolutionary development with all kinds of applications.

A few decades later, having initially entered the world of sport by producing rubber golf balls, Dunlop turned to tennis, using their expertise in vulcanisation to create some of the first “modern” tennis balls in 1923.

Then came the rackets. Or, more specifically, then came the Maxply. First introduced in 1932, the legendary wooden frame dominated the professional game for the next 50 years. Rod Laver wielded it to win both of his calendar year Grand Slams in the 60s, and it was in the hands of John McEnroe as he secured his Wimbledon and US Open double in 1981. After the Maxply came the carbon fibre Max 150G, and then the 200G – the racket Steffi Graf used to win the Golden Slam in 1988.

Dunlop’s focus extends beyond the pro game, though. In fact, their mission is to share the joy of tennis, giving every player the chance to enjoy the process of getting better, bit by bit, whatever your level.

Following that ethos, their modern range is clearly defined and easy to choose from. You’ve got the CX series for control, the FX for power, and the SX for spin, all available in a selection of weights and headsizes, of course.

• Brand: Dunlop
• Color: Light Blue/Silver Foil
• Shape: Hybrid
• Weight: 365g
• Balance: Medium
• Surface: 16K Carbon
• Frame: Carbon
• Level: Advanced
• Thickness: 38 mm
• Touch: Medium-Soft
• Core: Soft EVA